Part two in my travels yesterday, I will show you some of the ROW of the Virginia Central Railroad. This line is what my model railroad, the Virginia Midland Railroad is based on. The line runs 35 miles from Fredericksburg, VA southwest to Orange, VA. On my model railroad, Fredericksburg or Battlefield Yard is on the upper level and the ride down the helix is my version of heading west to Orange.
More pics can be found here:
Virginia Central ROW pics from Fredericksburg, VA to Orange, VA
The first stop on the lower level is St. Just, in Orange County. Don't believe me?
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| Yes, this is St. Just. A busy point on my model railroad. Not alot going on here if it ever did. Milepost 24 |
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| Nice name to the farm by the St. Just s.ign. The ROW is to the right in the treeline in this pic. |
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The ROW is now a driveway to house way back in the woods. The tracks crossed this road by the green sign. The sign reads VA Central Ln. The pic of the St. Just sign is directly behind me.
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| Here's a pic of the ROW across a field, east of St. Just. Amazingly, when the ROW was built in the mid to late 1800's, there were no machines to do this grade, and most of it was like this for 20+ miles! |
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| Rhoadesville, VA is also in Orange County. As you can see, history is all around the area, from the Revoltionary War to the Civil War. The ROW in this picture is on the right by the trees. Milepost 28 |
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| The Rhoadesville post office. The tracks once ran behind the post office. Pretty sure this was a railroad station also. |
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| Another view of the impressive grade in the treeline, just east of Rhoadesville. |
